released on Filfla Island in 2001 had extensive
white feathers around the head.
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| Various degree of albinism has been noted in Calonectris diomedea. The most common are white feathers on the head. Some birds have white primary feathers, wing coverts and tail feathers. A juvenile albino Cory's Shearwater taken off the North East coast of Malta forms part of the National Collections at the Natural History Museum, Mdina. (see photo above) | ||||||||||||
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| An adult Storm Petrel mist-netted, ringed and released on Filfla Island in 2001 had extensive white feathers around the head. |
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